The row over lucrative second jobs held by David Cameron’s front bench took an embarrassing twist last night after it was revealed that the Shadow Health Secretary is a director of a marketing agency that helps to mount Government health campaigns.
Andrew Lansley, who annoyed the Tory leader last month by writing that recession ‘can be good for us’, works four days a year at Profero, which has won contracts including the ‘talk to Frank’ anti-drugs campaign and the £372million anti-obesity drive.
The party refused to say how much Mr Lansley earned for the post but stressed his contract states his role should not conflict with his political duties.
The revelation – seized on by Labour – will confirm Mr Cameron’s fears that ‘moonlighting’ by 16 of the 22 members of his Shadow Cabinet could be a liability.
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